North End Parks Opening
North End Parks Opening
Photos and comments from the North End Parks Opening Ceremony, held on November 5, 2007. Read the park opening Press Release.
A host of dignitaries cut the ribbon at the new park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. From left St. Sen. Anthony Petrucelli, MTA Exc. Director Mary Jane O'Meara, Mayor Menino, Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi, Governor Deval Patrick, Sen. Kennedy, Victoria Kennedy, Co-Chair NECAAC Nancy Curuso, RFK Greenway Conservancy Chairman Peter Meade, US Rep. Michael Capuano, City Councilor Sal LaMattina, and former Sec. of Transportation Fred Salvucci.
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"The Rose Kennedy Greenway will transform the heart and character of Boston in so many ways," said Governor Patrick. "We have taken a space that previously hosted an outdated elevated steel highway and turned it into a vibrant park. Today's dedication of the North End Parks is a significant step forward in the overall development of this Greenway." |
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"From the time of Cotton Mather to the time of Paul Revere and on to the age of Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrants, the story of the North End is an essential part of the story of this great city and of our nation as well," said Senator Kennedy. "In this very real sense, the birth of American democracy took place right here in the North End." |
"What a glorious day for the city of Boston," said Mayor Menino. From left Sec. Cohen, Gov. Patrick, Sen. Kennedy, MTA Executive Director Mary Jane O'Meara and North End activist Nancy Caruso.
North End students from the John Eliot School and St. John School sang at the opening.